Read Chris Kennedy’s posting on encouraging reading in students and his involvement in the TD National Reading Summit III – A Reading Canada: Building a Plan.
“Chris Kennedy is the Superintendent of Schools/CEO with the West Vancouver School District (West Vancouver, BC). He has taught secondary English and Social Studies, and been both an elementary and secondary school principal.” More here.
~from The Culture of Yes website.
Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen has passed away at 83. Read The Vancouver Sun article here.
Article by Stephanie Griffith, Agence France-Presse May 8, 2012
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Many of his books are available at the UBC Education library.
Read the latest news on a community meeting about Vancouver school issues from The Vancouver Sun. Community Meeting information here. Meeting is Tuesday, May 15 at Britannia Secondary School.
By Janet Steffenhagen May 8, 2012. 3:59 pm • Section: Report Card
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The Kalevala: Tales of Magic and Adventure
Check out the award-winning Suomen Lasten Kalevala: classic epic Finnish literature, compiled from ancient oral poetry. Beautifully illustrated by Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin; translation by Kaarina Brooks.
UBC Library Information Holdings here.
Publisher’s Information here.
Read the latest news on year-round education in British Columbia from The Tyee here. Third in a three part series.
By Aleksandra Sagan, 4 May 2012, TheTyee.ca
© The Tyee
Read the latest news on year-round education in British Columbia from The Tyee here. Second in a three part series.
By Aleksandra Sagan, 3 May 2012, TheTyee.ca
© The Tyee
Are you interested in the writing and/or illustrating process? If so, you should join our guest author and illustrator to find out how you can become an author or an illustrator yourself!
Brian Deines, acclaimed Canadian children’s book illustrator and Nancy Hundal, a local author and librarian are presenting on the art of the picture book, and the special relationships that exist between reader, story and pictures.
When? Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 from 7:00pm – 8:30 pm
Where? City Centre Library (10350 University Dr, Surrey), Meeting Room 120 (1st floor)
Cost? This incredible event is Free!
Read the latest news on year-round education in British Columbia from The Tyee here. First in a three part series.
By Aleksandra Sagan, 2 May 2012, TheTyee.ca
© The Tyee
Celebrate the 25th Annual Science and Physics Day at Playland! With help from a group of educators from the UBC Department of Physics and Astronomy, teachers can bring their classes to Playland to have fun and study physics in action. The British Columbia Brightest Minds Competition is part of the Science and Physics Day two-week event, so bring your students to Playland for some educational fun!
Read more and see the video from The Vancouver Sun here.
Program guides and ride specifications:
Amusement Park Biology 12
Amusement Park Chemistry 12
Amusement Park Physics Grades 11-12
Amusement Park Science Grade 10
Amusement Park Science Grade 8
La Science du Plaisir
Science of Fun (Grades 4-7)
Ride Specs
Also, Marketing Day for Business students, and The Science of Agriculture: PNE Kidz Discovery Farm School Tours Grades K-4
Using Children’s Literature Across the Curriculum: A Handbook of Instructional Strategies
This resource uniquely offers preservice and inservice teachers templates for using quality children’s literature to implement six themes across grades K-8. The themes are based on national curriculum standards and text sets are carefully selected to facilitate discussion, analysis, and problem solving across the grades.
Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, c2011.
Author biographies here.
~Description and Author bios from Publisher’s website
UBC Library Holdings Information here.
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